Stephen Blaire


Stephen Edward Blaire
Bishop of Stockton
DioceseStockton
AppointedJanuary 18, 1999
InstalledMarch 16, 1999
Term endedJanuary 23, 2018
PredecessorDonald Montrose
SuccessorMyron Joseph Cotta
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
1990 to 1999
Orders
OrdinationApril 29, 1967
by James Francis McIntyre
ConsecrationMay 31, 1990
by Roger Mahony, John Ward, and George Patrick Ziemann
Personal details
Born(1941-12-22)December 22, 1941
DiedJune 18, 2019(2019-06-18) (aged 77)
Modesto, California, US
MottoALIVE FOR GOD IN CHRIST JESUS
Styles of
Stephen Edward Blaire
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Stephen Edward Blaire (December 22, 1941 – June 18, 2019) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Stockton from 1999 to 2018.